06 Sep Matthaeus Consort will sing at Evensong in St Mary Magdalen’s church

There will be a special Evensong service at St Mary Magdalen church Bermondsey Street including traditional English choral music sung by The Matthaeus Consort, at 7.30pm on Friday 13 September. All welcome.  The Matthaeus Consort has previously sung in Southwark and St Paul’s cathedrals and many other churches. St Mary’s church is at 193 Bermondsey Street SE1 3UW. More here http://stmarysbermondsey.org.uk

Some of the stonework at the church is medieval which makes it the oldest building on Bermondsey Street. It has been remodelled several times since then. In the 18th century its main door opened onto the churchyard, as was traditional. Later, burials were stopped in central London on health grounds and the churchyard became a park. The church was re-oriented so that it faces Bermondsey Street.

More about the history of the churchyard in our BermondseyStreet.London Back Story Number 9, which you can download free here http://www.bermondseystreet.london/bermondsey-street-back-stories